Nov 23 2023
Mount Ouray Mount Ouray is one of the great high summits of Colorado’s southern Sawatch Range, rising to approximately 13,978 feet (4,260 meters) near the southern end of the range. Although it falls just short of the 14,000-foot mark, the mountain possesses the size, prominence, alpine terrain, and expansive summit views more commonly associated with …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Princeton Mount Princeton rises to approximately 14,200 feet (4,328 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, towering dramatically above the Arkansas River Valley southwest of Buena Vista. One of the celebrated Collegiate Peaks, Princeton is instantly recognizable from the valley because its massive eastern face rises nearly 7,000 vertical feet above the surrounding lowlands. Although it …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Yale Mount Yale rises to approximately 14,200 feet (4,328 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, forming one of the celebrated Collegiate Peaks west of Buena Vista. Although its broad profile is less dramatic than nearby Mount Princeton or the higher Mount Harvard, Yale offers one of the classic high-altitude hikes of central Colorado, combining dense …
Nov 22 2023
Mount Antero Mount Antero rises to approximately 14,271 feet (4,350 meters) in Colorado’s Sawatch Range, forming the highest summit of the southern Sawatch and one of the most unusual fourteeners in the state. Located south of Mount Princeton and southwest of Buena Vista, Antero combines high-elevation hiking, a remarkable gemstone-mining history, active private mining claims, …
Nov 14 2023
Mount Massive Stretching across a huge section of Colorado’s Sawatch Range, Mount Massive lives up to its name. Rather than rising as a single sharp pyramid, the mountain spreads across a long summit crest containing multiple points above 14,000 feet, broad alpine slopes, glacial basins, and an enormous expanse of high-country terrain. For generations, Mount …
Nov 14 2023
Mount Harvard Rising deep within Colorado’s Sawatch Range, Mount Harvard is one of the great high summits of the Rocky Mountains. The mountain towers above Horn Fork Basin and the surrounding Collegiate Peaks Wilderness, combining broad alpine slopes, rugged granite ridges, glacial basins, forests, tundra, and one of Colorado’s most famous fourteener hiking routes. Mount …
